Create a community that can expose hype and convey reality Position #146273

On the Web, it's hard to efficiently sift for reliable information, particularly on issues that are erupting in realtime or controversial. NASA's @asteroidwatch Twitter feed shows how a community can dive in and help. Relevant Dot Earth post: Close Encounters of the Rocky Kind: http://nyti.ms/sWrw63
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Close Encounters of the Rocky Kind:

Author: Andrew C. Revkin - Dot Earth
Cited by: David Price 7:50 AM Tuesday 27 March 2012 GMT
URL: http://nyti.ms/sWrw63
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Tonight is a good time to track NASA’s @asteroidwatch Twitter account, which I’ve held out as a great example of how social media can help agencies, or individuals, track misinformation and spread solid information on important subjects.
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Entry date (GMT): 3/27/2012 7:11:00 AM
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